Author: Bert Seifriz
Date: 01:14:32 09/11/98
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On September 11, 1998 at 00:31:55, Danniel Corbit wrote: >On September 10, 1998 at 22:37:23, Paul wrote: >>On September 10, 1998 at 22:30:29, Shaun Graham wrote: >>>Chessmaster Does have a New Engine "King 2.61" the engine in 5500 and 5000 is >>>King 2.55 we can only wait to see if this engine is improved or if koening just >>>made the Chessmaster 5555 or walter pilz settings default :). >> >>Hi! >>I wish tech support at Chessmaster new this! >>I am also curious what differences are. From ver. 2.55 to 2.61 does not sound >>like much to me though :-( >The difference could be evolutionary or revolutionary. It could be much better, >much worse, or exactly the same. The changes in version number have one _real_ >purpose. For the programmers to establish a precise code base. Other than >that, they are often used as a ridiculous marketing hype. A version change from >1.0 to 8.0 could be nothing at all and a change from 1 to 1.01 could be >enormous. The number applied is not a "measure of improvement" in any sense of >the word. > >The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Take a bite and see how good it is. Without seeing it, without testing it, I predict that you will never see the slightest difference in playing strength. Play 100 games against CM 5000 or 5500, and play another 100 games, and the results will be different a little bit with each set of games. And you will get no clear picture, I am sure, even if you play 10 000 games. Testing this is a waste of time! (With one exception, of course: in case they blundered and built a major bug in it, then this would be different.) Bert/gambitsoft.com
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